How to Conduct a Tenant Walk Through Inspection

Scheduling a walk-through inspection of your Kansas rental property helps you assess the condition of your unit before a tenancy begins and when it ends. After successful property marketing, you'll have tenants prepared to move into your rental. To protect your rental sp...

Risks of Having a Vacant Rental Property

As a landlord, you’ll probably experience periods of vacancy. This is a normal part of owning a rental property. Typically, vacancies can be the result of market trends, poor advertising, high rent rates, or a lease agreement coming to an end. Regardless of the cause, filli...

Top Tenant Complaints and How to Solve Them

Complaints from tenants are unavoidable. Whether you have been a landlord for a decade or for only a year, complaints from tenants are bound to arise. No matter how excellent the rental property is, tenants can still run into maintenance problems or other complaints that become y...

Tips for End of Tenancy Cleaning

One source of conflict between landlords and tenants when it comes to the return of security deposits involves property cleanliness (or lack of). Luckily, it’s something that can be avoided!As a landlord, providing your tenant with a good end-of-tenancy checklist can help e...

What Maintenance Issues Are Emergencies and What Can Wait for Regular Business Hours?

Being a landlord means having to address maintenance issues whenever they arise. As a property owner, being available 24/7 is the best way to protect your investment and ensure you can keep up with necessary maintenance and repairs.Not only will responding to your tenant’s ...

What Exactly is “Normal Wear and Tear”?

Every landlord has to cope with normal wear and tear. But what exactly does “normal” mean? You must comprehend how these principles are used in order for your investment’s financial affairs to stay healthy while being able to hold renters accountable when n...

8 Tips for Getting Your Property Ready to Rent

Whether you’re a new landlord or an experienced property investor, getting your property ready to rent can be challenging! While making sure that your rental property visually appeals to prospective tenants is very important, it’s also critical to make sure your renta...

5 Best Renovations for Your Rental Property

One of the most important parts of becoming a successful landlord is minimizing your vacancies and tenant turnover rates. As a rental property owner, there are several things you can do before advertising your vacant rental that will help attract prospective tenants and maximize ...

How to Maintain Your Rental Property

As a landlord, you’re mandated by Landlord-Tenant Laws to keep your rental home in great shape for your tenants. Routine maintenance is necessary to achieve this in both short and long-term rentals!This article includes content that will help you understand the obligations ...

Squatting Laws in Kansas – An Overview

If you’re a landlord, you may be wondering – what are squatter’s rights in Kansas?A squatter is someone who occupies a property without the owner’s permission. The properties squatters occupy are usually abandoned, foreclosed, or unoccupied. Despite having...